Motif
charioteer as decisive martial advantage
charioteer_as_decisive_martial_advantage
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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Maha-bharata BOOK IX / DRONA-BADHA / BOOK X / KARNA-BADHA; lines 5365-5514 confidence: high
Karna says Arjun excels because Krishna holds the reins and drives his car; Karna asks that Salya drive his chariot so he may meet Arjun equally.
Karna explicitly identifies Krishna’s control of Arjun’s chariot as Arjun’s advantage and seeks Salya to equalize the contest.
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